Cake-cutter.



No. $68,637.' Patented nu. 26,1901'.

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CAKE BUTTER.'

f .Applicatio led June 12, 1900.)

(No Model.)

7 www l :g ILL 2E H SNN f NITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED GROSVOLD, OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN.

CAKE-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 668,637, dated February26, 1901. Application iiletl .Tune 12, 1900l Serial No. 20,046l (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, FRED GRosvoLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Eau Claire, in the county of Eau Claire and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CakeCutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pastry-cutters; and it has for its object toproduce a device of this kind which is convertible-from a calzecutter toa device for cutting other pastry articles, and vice versa.

With this object in view my invention consists in the improvedconstruction and novel arrangement of parts of a pastry-cutter, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numeralsindicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved pastry-cutter. Fig. 2 is acentral sectional view of the same shown in one position in full linesand in another position in dotted lines, and Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection of same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l indicates the main cutterof my improved pastry-cutter, which is preferably cylindrical and isprovided at its upper end with an opening 2 and a handle 3. A centralprojection 4 extends down from the opening 2 in the top. A sleeve 5 itsupon the outer portion of the main cutter and has its lower edgeprovided with corrugations A6. The sleeve may be secured to the cutterin any suitable manner, so as to be movable vertically thereon andbeflocked in its extended' position, with the corrugated portionextend-i ing below the lower edge of the cutter. A very desirable meansfor securing the parts together in this manner consists in providing thecutter with substantially L-shaped depressions 7 within which are fittedinwardlyextending studs or projections 8 upon the sleeve. Instead of thedepressions it is evident that the material may be slotted and pins besubstituted for the projections upon the sleeve.

Secured to the projection 4 upon the interior of the cutter is a sleeve9, which is also extensible and may be secured in position by means ofL-shaped depressions 10 and studs Vthe material tobe cut.

l or projections 11 in the same manner as the sleeve upon the mainportionof the cutter.

In using my improved pastry-cutter when it is desired to cut the pastryinto plain circular-disks the sleeves are raised to their upper limit,where they will be retained by friction,with their lower edges out ofcontact with If it should be desired to provide the disks with circularholes,

the sleeve upon the central projection can be drawn down as far as itwill come and partially rotated,which will cause the studs thereon toenter thelateral portion of the L-shaped depressions and lock the sleeveagainst upward movement. The sleeve is made of such length that when' itis in this position its lower end will register with the lower edge ofthe cutter, and will thereby pass through the material being operatedupon at the same time that the cutter passes through it; but if itshould be desired to provide the disks with crimped or fancy edges ofany kind the sleeve upon the exterior of the cutter is drawn down as faras it will come, which will cause the crimped or corrugated edge toproject below the edge of the cutter. The sleeve is then given a partialrotation upon the cutter, which will cause the studs orprojectionsthereon to enter the lateral portions of the L-shapeddepressions, which willlock the sleeve against upward movement. In thismanner the operation of the cutter will provide each disk with an edgecorresponding to the outline of the projecting portion of the sleeve. Ifdesired, the sleeve upon the central projection could be made longenough to be extended down so that its lower end would be even with thelower edge of the fancy sleeve when in its extended position. Whenconstructed in this manner, it would be necessary to provide the innersleeve with two locking-points instead of one.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that my improved cutter can bequickly changed from one instrument into another and that it will workequally well in either form and that it can be cheaply manufactured andis not liable to get out of order or become inoperative. I reserve theright to make such changes or alterations from the construction shown inthe drawings as will come within the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described myinvention,

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what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a pastry-cutter, the combination, with a main cutter, the sides ofwhich are provided With substantially L-shaped depressions, of a sleevethereon, the lower edge of which is corrugated and the upper portion isprovided with studs for fitting in said depressions, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a pastry-cutter, the combination, with a cylindrical main cutter,the top of which is provided with a perforation and with a handle, andthe wall with L-shaped depressions, of a sleeve upon the Wall, the lowerend of which is corrugated and the upper portion is provided with studsfor fitting in said depression.

3. In a. pastry-cutter, the combination, with :t substantiallycylindrical cutter, the top of which is perforated `amd provided with ahandle, and the Wall with L-sliaped depressions, of t central projectionextending from the With L-shaped depressions, a sleeve upon the mainportion of the cutter, the lower edge of which is corrugated and theupper edge is provided with studs for fittingr in seid depressions and asleeve upon the projection of such a length that when extended its loweredge will be even with the edge of the main cutter and the upper end isprovided with studs t0 fit Within said depressions.

4. In a. pastry-cutter, the combination, with a main cutter providedwith zt cent1-ul projection, of a. sleeve on the cutter and theprojecltion respectively, and means for locking each of said sleeves inits operative position independently of the other one.

5. Ina pastry-cutter, the combination, with :t main cutter provided witha central projection, of a sleeve on the cutter and the projectionrespectively, and' bayonet-points for locking encli of said sleeves inits operative position independently of the other one.

FRED GROSVOLD. Witnesses:

ED. MACDONALD, HANS OWEN.

